Connector for band-bracelets



S. L. LEDERER AND G. U. MEYER.

CONNECTOR FOR BAND BRACELETS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 1919.

1 350,508, Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIGMUND L. LEDERER AND GEORGE U. MEYER, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND,

ASSIGNORS TO PROVIDENCE STOCK COMPANY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND A CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND.

CONNECTOR FOR BAND-BRACELETS.

Application filed January 8, 1919.

' ful Improvements in Connectors for Band- Bracelets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a connector member for band bracelets more particularly adapted for use in attaching the ends of the band to the sides of a wrist watch.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple form of connector having a socket member more especially adapted to receive and be attached to opposite ends of a band form of bracelet.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple and effective means whereby the connector is made in two parts one part being hinged to the other part to provide flexibility to the connector.

WVith these and other objects in view, the

invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view showing a bracelet band with our improved connector member at either end thereof, attached to opposite sides of a watch case.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View illustrating the frame member as provided with two spaced-apart hinge loops and having a flexible connecting tongue.

Fig. 3- is an edge view illustrating the hook form of the frame member.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the socket member.

Fig. 5- is a view partially in section illustrating the socket member as hinged to the frame member and showing a portion of the band as soldered or otherwise secured in the socket member.

Fig. 6- shows a modified form of connector member before the bottom strip has been bent around to form a socket for reversing the end of the bracelet.

Fig. 7 shows this modified form of connector member with the bottom strip folded Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 21, 1920.

Serial No. 270,225.

to form a socket portion, the whole providing a one-piece connector in which the frame and the socket are formed integral.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates the frame member which is preferably formed of sheet metal and cut so that when folded upon itself the side edge portions of the frame will form two spaced-apart loops 11 and 12, the back portion 13 of the frame being provided with a spring tongue 14: which is bent over forwardly so as to have its end overhang the lip or guard 15 on the front portion 16 of the frame. By this particular construction of hook frame, it will be noted that the hook is extremely flexible owing to the fact that the whole back portion of the frame, even around the folded loop, is adapted to yield when the hook tongue 14 is sprung forwardly upon being connected to the eye or ring of a watch case,

or the like, and the lip or guard 15 in the front portion of the frame is also very yieldable for the same reasons as apply to the hook portion 14.

The lower member 17 of this connector is preferably formed from sheet stock, drawn up into socket shape, the corners 18 at the closed end of the socket being removed and a hinge pintle 19 is secured to the inner surface of the roof 20 of this housing by solder or otherwise. The projecting ends of this pintle extend into the loops 11 and 12 of the frame member thereby forming a hinge connection between the two, rendering the connector yieldable and adapted to conform more readily to the contour of the arm of the wearer.

It is found in practice that where metal fabric bands 24 are employed such as those formed of woven wire or the like, that special arrangements should be made for attaching the ends of such a fabric to a connector member; therefore to accomplish this in a simple and effective way the inclosing metal socket member 17 is provided in which the end of this metal band is housed and secured by means of solder Or in some cases this band may be secured by bending the walls of the socket inwardly by pressing or swaging causing them to grip and bind the fabric therein contained.

We do not wish to be restricted however to the use of a metal band with this particular form of connector member, as a silken or any other type of bracelet band maybe employed and its ends secured in the opposite socket members.

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Fig. 6 shows a modification in which the socket portion is formed by folding the bottom strip 21 into a loop form to receive the end of the bracelet band.'

, The foregoing description is directed solely toward the construction illustrated,

We claim: I

A bracelet connector comprising a frame member of sheet stock folded to form two spaced-apart loops the stock forming one of the walls of theloop having a middle resilient attaching tongue, and a socket member for housing the end ofthe bracelet provided with a pivot pin engaging said loops for hingmg said two members together.

In testimony whereof we aifix our signatures 1n presence of two wltness es.

SIGMUND L. LEDERER. GEORGE U. Witnesses:

Gno. L. SLADE, LILLIA Gr. FLYNN. 

